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There are lots of really awesome things about your dad winning the World Cup. Or at least, I assume there are. I don’t know from experience. My dad played Division II college soccer, but he never won anything, and by the time I was born he had two blown knees and thirty extra pounds. But […]

While his part in Germany’s 2014 World Cup winning team has been limited, Lukas Podolski has made his share of contributions to the German national team. And he continued to do so after his team beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time during today’s World Cup Final, as he managed to snag a pair of brilliant selfies following the victory. The first […]

Perhaps the only play in soccer more devastating than the violent kung-fu kick to the chest is the ever-so-excruciating front kick to the groin. Don’t believe me? Just ask Wolfsburg’s Edin Dzeko, whose midsection was on the receiving end of Lukas Podolski’s cleats during a 1-1 draw with Cologne. Podolski was assessed a yellow card […]